N.Y. Education Law § 8411: Special provisions

§ 8411. Special provisions. 1. This section shall apply to all

professions licensed pursuant to this article, unless otherwise

provided.

2. Any nonexempt person practicing a profession to be licensed

pursuant to this article shall apply for a license of said profession

within one year of the effective date of the specified profession.

(a) If such person does not meet the requirements for a license

established within this article, such person may meet alternative

criteria determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent

of such criteria.

(b) If such person meets the requirements for a license established

within this article, except for examination, and has been certified or

registered by a national certifying or registering body having

certification or registration standards acceptable to the commissioner,

the department shall license without examination.

(c) If such person meets the requirements for a license established

within this article, except for examination, and there exists no

national certifying or registering body having certification or

registration standards acceptable to the commissioner, the department

shall license without examination if the applicant submits evidence

satisfactory to the department of having been engaged in the practice of

the specified profession for at least five of the immediately preceding

eight years.

3. Any person licensed pursuant to this article may use accepted

classifications of signs, symptoms, dysfunctions and disorders, as

approved in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department,

in the practice of such licensed profession.